Garrapata State Park
Garrapata State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Ventana Double Cone stands 1,477 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Whale Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- China Lookout · 1 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 2 mi
- Calla Lily Valley · 3 mi
- Kasler Point · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whale Peak: 0.9 mi
- Doud Peak: 1.3 mi
- Puerta del Diablo: 1.6 mi
- Palo Corona: 2.4 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 3.7 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 2.5 mi
- Palo Corona Regional Park: 2.7 mi
- Mitteldorf Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Curtis: 3.4 mi
- Ishxenta State Park: 3.6 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 1.7 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Sunset Cultural Center: 6.4 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 8.0 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 9.8 mi
- Bixby Creek Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Walker House: 6.0 mi
- Lone Cypress: 8.1 mi
- Seal Rock: 9.4 mi
- Monterey County Fairgrounds: 9.8 mi
- Gibson Beach: 3.6 mi
- Hidden Beach: 3.9 mi
- Weston Beach: 4.1 mi
- Monastery Beach: 4.6 mi
- Carmel River State Beach: 5.3 mi
- Images of Pebble Beach: 7.9 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 10.1 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 10.1 mi
- The Fisherman: 10.2 mi
- Mural by Hijos del Sol: 10.4 mi
- Fern Falls: 9.4 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 9.7 mi
- Firehose Falls: 12.2 mi
- Highbride Falls: 13.4 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 15.8 mi
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Memory Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sensory Garden: 10.0 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- East Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 7.9 mi
- Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Pat Springs: 11.5 mi
- Lafler Creek Spring: 20.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.4 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 21.7 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 14.4 mi
- Cavalry Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Keyhole Arch: 16.1 mi
- Sykes Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Garrapata State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ventana Double Cone | SE 135° | 1,477 m | 15.7 mi |
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SE 125° | 1,445 m | 14.1 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SE 138° | 1,418 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SE 126° | 1,344 m | 8.6 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | ESE 123° | 1,298 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mulberger Dome | SE 139° | 1,271 m | 15.1 mi |
| Little Pines | SE 124° | 1,266 m | 12.6 mi |
| Devils Peak | SE 129° | 1,261 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:17 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey Peninsul AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/184336
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 6 mi
- Carmel Point · 6 mi
- Carmel Valley · 10 mi
- Monterey · 10 mi
- Pacific Grove · 11 mi
- Seaside · 11 mi
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